Language and multilingualism, the emotions associated with learning a heritage language, living in...
Finding Mr Perfectly Fine by Tasneem Abdur-Rashid (UK/Bengali)
Finding Mr Perfectly Fine by Tasneem Abdur-Rashid is a newly-published romantic comedy that...
There’s No Melancholy in Modernity (Film: Persuasion, 2022 (UK))
The new film adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion was introduced to me through generally...
Extracts: I Refuse to Condemn, ed. by Asim Qureshi
I Refuse to Condemn is not the type of book I find easy to review; it's a complex interweaving of...
Review: I Refuse to Condemn ed. by Asim Qureshi
I've been thinking about this book for a while after finishing it and I've come to the conclusion...
Ep. 46. How Do We Measure Motherhood? (Theme: Motherhood in Literature)
On this journey, I'm joined by Safiya as we discuss how the theme of motherhood appears in...
Thoughts: I Refuse to Condemn ed. by Asim Qureshi
I don't often accept advance reading copies of books because I already have so many books I...
Review: The Good Immigrant, edited by Nikesh Shukla (UK)
This book has been extremely popular since it came out. Hari Kunzru declares on the front cover...
Ep. 36. UK: Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
On this journey, I explore Do we give an author another try if we don't like a book? Complex...
Ep. 31. Sudan/UK: Elsewhere, Home by Leila Aboulela
On this journey: Appreciating insight into writers' inspiration. People from different backgrounds...
Podcast: Ep. 27. Algeria/UK: A Hen in the Wardrobe by Wendy Meddour
On this journey: Why read children's books? Representing diversity within minority communities....
Ep. 3. Turkey: Three Daughters of Eve by Elif Shafak
On this journey: How we process what we read, Never judge a book by its blurb, Our country is our...
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